Regular Member Meeting 20181109

This meeting will be held in MIBS SRC3 format.

Time, location

20:00, Dallas Makerspace

Officer/Committee reports

Committee chairs are requested to provide their reports in writing. Reports can be short bullet-points.

Committee Chairs

• 3D Fabrication Committee

1. Starting Classes on the Rostock printer
2. Next committee meeting will be a potluck and meeting for christmas
3. watch the calendar for the first office hours and 3d printer workday during this time the printers might be offline so check talk first
4. Looking for more 3d printer teachers, about to do a retrain teachers so now is a good time to jump in

• Automotive Committee
• Blacksmith Committee
• Ceramics Committee
• Classroom Committee
• Creative Arts Committee
  1. Thor has been purchased and classes are rolling, bought a bottle cutter but we couldn't get it to work.
  2. Taking a bit of a downshift for December - committee meeting will be a pot luck with some general talking
  3. Focusing on trying to create organizational solutions before the expansion - it's getting tight, patience appreciated.
• Digital Media Committee
• Electronics Robotics Committee
• Financial Group
• GlassWorks Committee
• Hatcher's Armory Committee
• Infrastructure Committee
• Jewelry/Small Metals Committee
• Laser Committee
• Logistics Committee
• Machine Shop Committee

1. Held at least 9 classes since the last report
2. Working on online portion of Bridgeport Class to speed up class
3. Purchased new Tube Notcher for use by all of DMS in both metal and plastics

• Metal Shop Committee
• Motorsports Committee
• Printmaking Committee
• Public Relations Committee
• Science Committee
• Software Development Committee
• VCC Committee
• VECTOR Committee

1. We are finishing up the Museum exhibit in Shreveport
2. We have several new projects that are about to get started
3. Getting ready for TPF in the next few weeks

• Wood Shop Committee

Agenda

Note: The normal cut-off time for agenda items is 48 hours prior to the meeting.

New business

Discuss the Bluebonnet Brewoff Judging at the DMS in February and March 2019. Jimmy Orkin